Balkan

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See also: balkan and Balkán

English

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (wooded, craggy mountain range).

Adjective

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Balkan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
  2. Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains
  3. Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Balkan (uncountable)

  1. A region of Turkmenistan.
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Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالقان.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑlk(ː)ɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝lk(ː)ɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Bal‧kan

Proper noun

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Balkan

  1. the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

Declension

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Inflection of Balkan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Balkan
genitive Balkanin
partitive Balkania
illative Balkaniin
singular plural
nominative Balkan
accusative nom. Balkan
gen. Balkanin
genitive Balkanin
partitive Balkania
inessive Balkanissa
elative Balkanista
illative Balkaniin
adessive Balkanilla
ablative Balkanilta
allative Balkanille
essive Balkanina
translative Balkaniksi
abessive Balkanitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Balkan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Balkanini
accusative nom. Balkanini
gen. Balkanini
genitive Balkanini
partitive Balkaniani
inessive Balkanissani
elative Balkanistani
illative Balkaniini
adessive Balkanillani
ablative Balkaniltani
allative Balkanilleni
essive Balkaninani
translative Balkanikseni
abessive Balkanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Balkanisi
accusative nom. Balkanisi
gen. Balkanisi
genitive Balkanisi
partitive Balkaniasi
inessive Balkanissasi
elative Balkanistasi
illative Balkaniisi
adessive Balkanillasi
ablative Balkaniltasi
allative Balkanillesi
essive Balkaninasi
translative Balkaniksesi
abessive Balkanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Balkanimme
accusative nom. Balkanimme
gen. Balkanimme
genitive Balkanimme
partitive Balkaniamme
inessive Balkanissamme
elative Balkanistamme
illative Balkaniimme
adessive Balkanillamme
ablative Balkaniltamme
allative Balkanillemme
essive Balkaninamme
translative Balkaniksemme
abessive Balkanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Balkaninne
accusative nom. Balkaninne
gen. Balkaninne
genitive Balkaninne
partitive Balkanianne
inessive Balkanissanne
elative Balkanistanne
illative Balkaniinne
adessive Balkanillanne
ablative Balkaniltanne
allative Balkanillenne
essive Balkaninanne
translative Balkaniksenne
abessive Balkanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Balkaninsa
accusative nom. Balkaninsa
gen. Balkaninsa
genitive Balkaninsa
partitive Balkaniaan
Balkaniansa
inessive Balkanissaan
Balkanissansa
elative Balkanistaan
Balkanistansa
illative Balkaniinsa
adessive Balkanillaan
Balkanillansa
ablative Balkaniltaan
Balkaniltansa
allative Balkanilleen
Balkanillensa
essive Balkaninaan
Balkaninansa
translative Balkanikseen
Balkaniksensa
abessive Balkanittaan
Balkanittansa
instructive
comitative

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compounds

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalˌkaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Bal‧kan

Proper noun

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Balkan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Balkans)

  1. the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)
  2. Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Balkan

  1. the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Balkan

  1. the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǎlkaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Bal‧kan

Proper noun

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Bàlkān m (Cyrillic spelling Ба̀лка̄н) (uncountable)

  1. the Balkans (a geographical region in Southeast Europe)
  2. Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

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References

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  • Balkan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Balkan n (genitive Balkans)

  1. Balkan Peninsula (a peninsula in Southeast Europe)

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